Jenn's Bookish Ramblings

Ramblings, some bookish, others not, of a book-obsessed mom of two! Visit my blog-www.jennsbookshelves.com to learn more about me and my bookish tastes!
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#Readathon Update #5

Well, five books read so far and boy, are my eyes tired! Seriously contemplating laying down for a few hours & getting up super early to keep reading. I do need to get a bit of rest to be able to face the day (and two energetic boys) tomorrow. We’ll see..

Currently reading: About to start The 5th Wave!
Books finished: Someday, Someday Maybe; Stolen; Zombie, Ohio; Loki’s Wolves; Death Troopers
Pages read since last update: 234
Running total of pages read: 1488
Amount of time spent reading: 2 hours
Running total of time spent reading: 10 hours, 10 minutes
Snacks since last update: Coffee is a snack, right!?

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#Readathon Update # 4

Progress so far:
My eyes started to go a bit wonky so I took a one-hour break. Eyes rested, I’m back and ready to read more!

Currently reading: Star Wars: Death Troopers
Books finished: Someday, Someday Maybe; Stolen; Zombie, Ohio; Loki’s Wolves
Pages read since last update: 358
Running total of pages read: 1214
Amount of time spent reading: 2 hours, 10 minutes
Running total of time spent reading: 8 hours, 10 minutes
Snacks since last update: sweet potato chips!

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#Readathon Update #3

Currently reading: Loki’s Wolves
Books finished: Someday, Someday Maybe; Stolen; Zombie, OH
Pages read since last update: 240
Running total of pages read: 856
Amount of time spent reading: 2 hours
Running total of time spent reading: 6 hours
Snacks since last update: baby carrots, pizza rolls

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#Readathon Update #2

Progress so far:

After taking a break for my youngest son’s basketball game and a quick lunch, I’m back in my reading groove!

Currently reading: Zombie, OH
Books finished: Someday, Someday Maybe; Stolen
Pages read since last update: 327
Running total of pages read: 616
Amount of time spent reading: 2 hours
Running total of time spent reading: 4 hours
Snacks since last update: taco salad

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#Readathon Update #1

Progress so far:

Currently reading: Someday, Someday Maybe
Books finished:
Pages read: 289
Running total of pages read: 289
Amount of time spent reading: 2 hours
Running total of time spent reading: 2 hours
Snacks since last update: egg white omelet, turkey sausage, toast & coffee

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jennirl: this made me sigh heavily, and i thought maybe it was worth addressing. i’ll skip the obvious part about “basic human right” and go straight to why a local bookshop can’t possibly stock all local authors: there may literally not be enough space! many local shops are small, and have to make every single book on their shelves count.  making every book count means making sure that they are stocking topics and authors that appeal to their clientele. while you are, of course, very interested in your book, that doesn’t necessarily mean that your local bookshop’s average customer is.  which leads me to, trusting local buyers. no bookstore DOESN’T want to make money. no bookstore in the world is intentionally turning down a potential bestseller, be it local or national. every bookstore in the world wants to stock awesome books. they read sales reports, they read trades, they labor over catalogs, they stay up at night worrying about their bottom line. they read EVERYTHING THEY CAN. i have worked for five of them, believe me — this is absolutely true. so if your local passes on your book, it’s because they genuinely believe that that book will not work for their shop. stocking a book just to stock it means that the bookstore makes less money, the book doesn’t move, and then everyone is sad except for that initial five minutes in which the author is happy to see it on the shelf. that’s not a recipe for success, that’s a recipe for frustration.  also frustrating: facing the intense indignation of local authors when you try to explain to them why you won’t be stocking their book.

jennirl:

this made me sigh heavily, and i thought maybe it was worth addressing. i’ll skip the obvious part about “basic human right” and go straight to why a local bookshop can’t possibly stock all local authors:

  • there may literally not be enough space! many local shops are small, and have to make every single book on their shelves count. 
  • making every book count means making sure that they are stocking topics and authors that appeal to their clientele. while you are, of course, very interested in your book, that doesn’t necessarily mean that your local bookshop’s average customer is. 
  • which leads me to, trusting local buyers. no bookstore DOESN’T want to make money. no bookstore in the world is intentionally turning down a potential bestseller, be it local or national. every bookstore in the world wants to stock awesome books. they read sales reports, they read trades, they labor over catalogs, they stay up at night worrying about their bottom line. they read EVERYTHING THEY CAN. i have worked for five of them, believe me — this is absolutely true.

so if your local passes on your book, it’s because they genuinely believe that that book will not work for their shop. stocking a book just to stock it means that the bookstore makes less money, the book doesn’t move, and then everyone is sad except for that initial five minutes in which the author is happy to see it on the shelf. that’s not a recipe for success, that’s a recipe for frustration. 

also frustrating: facing the intense indignation of local authors when you try to explain to them why you won’t be stocking their book.

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Mulholland Books Fall 2013/Winter 2014: The Stolen Ones →

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February 2014 Harcover

Richard Montanari, The Stolen Ones

978-0-316-24470-1, $26.00

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For one hundred years, the Delaware Valley State Hospital at Cold River was known as a warehouse for the criminally insane. Two decades ago, it closed its doors forever. But Luther Wade never…

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Mulholland Books Fall 2013/Winter 2014: The Lost Girls of Rome →

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November 2013 Hardcover

Donato Carrisi, The Lost Girls of Rome

978-0-316-24679-8, $26.00

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Sandra Vega, a forensic analyst with the Roman police department, mourns deeply for a marriage that ended too soon. A few months ago, in the dead of night, her husband, an up-and-coming…

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Mulholland Books Fall 2013/Winter 2014: The Thicket →

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September 2013 Hardcover

Joe R. Lansdale, The Thicket

978-0-316-18845-6, $26.00

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Jack Parker knows all too well how treacherous turn-of-the-century East Texas can be. His parents did not survive a smallpox epidemic. His grandfather was murdered. Now his sister Lula has been…

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